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The buy-to-let market has already seen some significant changes in 2016, perhaps most significantly the increase in stamp duty on any property you own other than your primary home. What...
https://www.pearsonlegal.co.uk/blog/news/what-does-property-look-like/
IFA Jonathan Beardmore gives his views on the future of Bitcoin A couple of years ago I was alerted to a phenomena called Bitcoin. Bitcoin for those of you who...
https://www.pearsonlegal.co.uk/blog/news/bitcoin-friend-or-foe/
The Chancellor’s wintery address was full of little pre Christmas surprises, some of them nice (unless you actually worry about spending money we don’t have) and others rather naughty. This...
https://www.pearsonlegal.co.uk/blog/news/buy-to-let-is-not-a-bumper-gift-from-chancellor/
Last week like many of you I woke up to the news that NS&I are about to launch the new so-called Pensioners Bond. This hardly came as a surprise, Chancellor...
https://www.pearsonlegal.co.uk/blog/news/demand-for-nsi-saving-bonds-a-product-of-bad-advice/
If you hold assets in the USA, you should be aware of an issue that has started to arise in estates in which there are US shareholdings, especially where these...
https://www.pearsonlegal.co.uk/blog/news/do_you_hold_us_assets/
Every penny counts: Whether you are looking to make a donation to a charity by rounding up your payment in a shop, or setting aside change from a purchase, the...
https://www.pearsonlegal.co.uk/blog/news/five-financial-resolutions-to-take-action-in-2016/
Landlords have a legal responsibility to keep the premises they let out in a safe condition to use. That responsibility is not unlimited, however, as a recent decision of the...
https://www.pearsonlegal.co.uk/blog/news/landlords_liability_for_uneven_surface_outside_scope_lease/
After 1 February 2016, landlords entering into residential leases, having new lodgers or allowing anyone to occupy a property they own for residential purposes are required to undertake checks to...
https://www.pearsonlegal.co.uk/blog/news/new_lease_new_compliance_burden/
Oldham lawyers are joining in the campaign to create a Dementia Friendly Oldham. Dementia is one the biggest health challenges in the UK with nearly 250,000 people currently living with...
https://www.pearsonlegal.co.uk/blog/news/pearson-solicitors-are-a-dementia-friendly-practice/
From Autumn 2014 private landlords will be required to check the eligibility of their tenants to reside in the UK. Landlords who rent to illegal immigrants may be liable for...
https://www.pearsonlegal.co.uk/blog/news/residential-landlords-to-check-immigration-status-of-tenants/
Owners of companies who are thinking of retiring and unlocking the surplus assets in their companies through liquidation should start their planning now. The Chancellor has advised that the Finance...
https://www.pearsonlegal.co.uk/blog/news/retirement_warning_for_company_owners/
Following the latest budget, we have set out a few of the key points for property developers. • There will be a cut to mortgage tax relief. The relief which...
https://www.pearsonlegal.co.uk/blog/news/snapshot-of-budget-changes-for-property-developers-and-landlords/
Drawdown is a way of achieving greater flexibility with your pension funds. Every time you move your money into drawdown, you’re allowed to take 25% of this as a lump...
https://www.pearsonlegal.co.uk/blog/news/what-is-a-drawdown/
The Court of Appeal has handed down a decision which should give considerable pause for thought to anyone who is tempted to use a ‘law shop’ or similar provider rather...
https://www.pearsonlegal.co.uk/blog/news/you_get_what_you_pay_for/
There are no end of financial reasons for the property market to be unpredictable at the moment, but recent figures from two leading statistical institutes make the situation during the...
https://www.pearsonlegal.co.uk/blog/news/property-prices-in-2016/
A recent survey has revealed that employees from all across the age spectrum have considerable gaps in their financial knowledge. Out of over 500 respondents, more than seven in ten...
https://www.pearsonlegal.co.uk/blog/news/the-money-gap-generation/
What have the changes, if anything been for businesses – we look at what has happened in the past 12 months and what you might have to plan for the...
https://www.pearsonlegal.co.uk/blog/news/gdpr-one-year-on-its-not-just-all-about-emails/
Another case on the definition of what constitutes a house for the purposes of the ‘right to buy’ legislation has been heard, providing further clarification on this contentious point. The...
https://www.pearsonlegal.co.uk/blog/news/what_is_a_house/
The Technology and Construction Court has held in Jones and another v Ruth and another that a builder who took more than four years to renovate a terraced house had caused a nuisance...
https://www.pearsonlegal.co.uk/blog/news/when_are_building_works_deemed_to_cause_an_actionable_nuisa/
Pearson Solicitors and Financial Advisers are delighted to announce that Family & Care Solicitor Rebecca Wolfenden has become accredited by the Law Society as a member of the Children Law...
https://www.pearsonlegal.co.uk/blog/news/rececca-accredited-as-children-law-practitioner/
Looking after our clients' needs is central to what we do and to keep on doing it well we need your help. It’s why we look after second and...
https://www.pearsonlegal.co.uk/blog/news/client-feedback/
Hospitals in Greater Manchester have failed to meet A&E waiting targets over the Christmas period and solicitors at Oldham’s leading medical negligence solicitors are concerned that this increased pressure on...
https://www.pearsonlegal.co.uk/blog/news/ae-crisis-could-lead-to-medical-errors-warns-oldham-solicitors/
The Pennine Acute NHS Trust have admitted breach of a duty of care after failing to diagnose an ectopic pregnancy in a patient and she was sent home from hospital...
https://www.pearsonlegal.co.uk/blog/news/damages-awarded-to-pearson-solicitors-client-for-failure-to-diag/
A dentist who injected a bleach solution into the exposed cavity of his patient has been found negligent and Pearson Solicitors recovered £10,000 for our client in compensation. The patient,...
https://www.pearsonlegal.co.uk/blog/news/dental-blunder-injects-bleach-in-patient/
The cost of getting a divorce in England has risen this week by 34% It will now cost £550 to issue a divorce petition, up from £410, following a debate...
https://www.pearsonlegal.co.uk/blog/news/divorcing-your-partner-just-got-more-expensive/
Divorce ranks as one of the most stressful periods in a person’s life, add to that significant financial worries – not just about how much money you are likely to...
https://www.pearsonlegal.co.uk/blog/news/diy-divorce-can-spell-disaster-and-end-up-costly/
… but only in limited circumstances. Can employers check an employee’s personal messages to ensure compliance with employment duties? Can an employee expect an employer to respect their private life...
https://www.pearsonlegal.co.uk/blog/news/employees-can-read-employees-private-messages/
The High Court has recently ruled in a case involving former employees of BT that Noise Related Hearing Loss should be treated as a disease, not an injury. BT’s legal...
https://www.pearsonlegal.co.uk/blog/news/is-noise-related-hearing-loss-a-disease-or-an-injury/
Landlords must make sure properties are well maintained to avoid claims under the Occupiers Liability Act Making a cup of coffee led to an injury and £7,000 personal injury compensation...
https://www.pearsonlegal.co.uk/blog/news/landlords-may-be-liable-under-occupiers-liability-act/
Divorce lawyers have this week defended themselves against an off-side strike by former footballer Gary Lineker who is calling for a “mathematical equation” to help couples divorce quickly. Head of...
https://www.pearsonlegal.co.uk/blog/news/lawyers-give-lineker-a-red-card-for-tackling-divorce-issues/
More than 40 years after Lord Lucan disappeared the high court has cleared the way for his only son to inherit the earldom. A presumption of death certificate was granted...
https://www.pearsonlegal.co.uk/blog/news/lucan-case-shows-the-importance-of-a-death-certificate-in-law/
Suspected sepsis patients should be treated as an emergency and in the same way as a heart attack the National Institute of Health and Care Excellence (NICE) have recommended. NICE...
https://www.pearsonlegal.co.uk/blog/news/medical-staff-urged-to-suspect-sepsis-in-patients-sooner/
A recent survey has highlighted that having a baby is the most likely cause for people to put their affairs in order and make a Will. Call it nesting or...
https://www.pearsonlegal.co.uk/blog/news/nesting-means-it-is-prime-time-to-make-a-will/
Property investors are looking North according to HSBC and Manchester is top of the list when it comes to buy-to-let investments. Pearson’s advise many buy-to-let landlords as they build up...
https://www.pearsonlegal.co.uk/blog/news/north-west-is-buytolet-hotspot/
SURGERY on the wrong part of the body, swabs left inside a patient, fallopian tubes removed instead of an appendix, are just some of the horror stories termed ‘never events’...
https://www.pearsonlegal.co.uk/blog/news/one-never-event-is-one-too-many/
A mum from Rochdale who lost her eye after post-operative infection sued her health authority and was recently awarded £210,000 in compensation. Mrs Z. had corneal graft surgery to her left...
https://www.pearsonlegal.co.uk/blog/news/pregnant-mum-loses-eye-after-medical-negligence-error/
Disputes over strips of property are common, and a typical result is that the resolution of the dispute costs many times the value of the land in dispute. This can...
https://www.pearsonlegal.co.uk/blog/news/property_dispute_delays_estate_administration/
Relatives could soon be facing huge rises in probate fees if proposed new tiered systems of charges comes into effect for Probate. With property values at a new all time...
https://www.pearsonlegal.co.uk/blog/news/relatives-to-face-additional-charges-as-probate-fees-rise/
A court in Minnesota has declared that the musician Prince had no known will and has moved to appoint an executor for the 57-year-olds estate. The singer's estate which includes...
https://www.pearsonlegal.co.uk/blog/news/solicitors-warning-after-prince-dies-without-making-a-will/
Since the Government removed Legal Aid from the majority of family cases in April 2013, there has been a limited exception whereby legal aid would still be available to victims...
https://www.pearsonlegal.co.uk/blog/news/strict-legal-aid-rules-remain/
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